Hi: Can some one please let me know the Oracle edition that support the RDF data mdoel.

According to my understaning it is Oracle 10g Enterprsie edition, with the Spatial option. If this is true; is installing the enterprise edition will already give me the Spatial option? or do I have to isntall the Spatial data model as a seperate module. Besides this is installing the Spatial data model already give the RDF capability, or again RDF is a sepeare module that need to be installed seperately?

Thanks Melli for the input. BTW accroding to my understanding the personal edition and the enterprise edition are the same except some licensing issue; so it means can I install the spatial option on the personal edition too.

You could use the download of Oracle 10g available on OTN at http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/semantic_technologies/index.html. This can be used free for development, but not for deployment. As long as you use it just for development during your thesis and do not deploy it in a production environment it should be OK to use the free download.

Along with the free download we recommend also using the patch (RDF specific patch for 10.2.0.1 database) that is available by clicking on 'software' on the same page.

If one uses the 10.2.0.3 database version for Vista, would one also have to install the patch mentioned to fix bugs in the 10.2.0.1 database? Or does the 10.2.0.3 install include the patches? Would the java api's listed in section 1.6 of the Oracle Spagtial Resource Description Framework (RDF) also work?
Thanks in advance

If using the 10.2.0.3 Oracle database, we recommend the patch available on metalink in addition: RDF specific patch for 10.2.0.3 database: Patch: 5754970 - RDF RELEASE BUNDLE BLR FOR 10.2.0.3 . This has a couple of enhancements which are not there in the 10.2.0.3 Oracle database. This patch can be applied on top of the 10.2.0.3 Oracle database.

The java APIs are the APIs for batch loading, and you would get the latest classes by getting the RDF specific patch for 10.2.0.3 from metalink.